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Ted and Joan Wilentz collection of Fluxus-related materials

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Creator:
Wilentz, Ted  Search this
Wilentz, Joan  Search this
Names:
Higgins, Dick, 1938-1998  Search this
Johnson, Ray, 1927-1995  Search this
Kaprow, Allan  Search this
Kostelanetz, Richard  Search this
Extent:
0.3 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1963-1983
Scope and Contents:
56 items, almost entirely printed matter, consist of exhibition catalogues, announcements, books, pamphlets, newsletters, flyers, broadsides, calendar, prospectus cards, clippings, and posters generated by central and orbital figures associated with Fluxus: Allan Kaprow, Charlotte Moorman, Dick Higgins, Ray Johnson, George Maciunas, Peter Moore, and Richard Kostelanetz.
Biographical / Historical:
Wilentz was proprietor of the Eighth Street Bookshop; New York, N.Y.
Provenance:
Donated 2000 by Ted and Joan Wilentz. The papers arrived through Ted Wilentz's appraiser, William Morgan, who also signed the Deed of Gift.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Topic:
Fluxus (Group of artists)  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.wileted
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c11b3c59-7c53-4147-afb1-83f2727c7ccb
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-wileted